Academy converter · Secondary
Wakefield · WF2 6EQ · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
- Att846.5
- P80.3
- EM5+50%
- Absence9.6%
1.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 108271
Kettlethorpe High School
Community school · Wakefield · WF2 7EL
Ages 11–16 · 1,616 pupils · Wakefield
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
46.6
Overall absence
10.8%
Admissions demand
0.94 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-09-21
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.06
−20+2
Attainment 846.6
English & maths grade 5+52%
English & maths grade 4+69%
EBacc entry68%
EBacc APS: 4.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.2%
Unauthorised4.3%
- Authorised absence
- 6.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 6.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,746
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.94 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
286
Places offered
306
1st-preference offers
286
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 511
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 304
- Applications from outside LA
- 42
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 20
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill92%
1,616 pupils · 1,750 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,616
- Boys / girls
- 816 / 800
- School capacity
- 1,750
- Capacity fill
- 1,616 / 1,750 (92%)
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- FSM pupils
- 402
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Roisin Paul
Location
- Address
- Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal
- Postcode
- WF2 7EL
- Town
- Wakefield
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- District
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Wakefield, Wakefield, 1,616 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 24.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Wakefield · WF2 8QF · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
- Att847.0
- P80.3
- EM5+46%
- Absence10.3%
1.7 miles away
Horbury Academy
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Wakefield · WF4 5HE · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
- Att848.9
- P80.3
- EM5+52%
- Absence9.5%
2.3 miles away
Crofton Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Wakefield · WF4 1NF · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
- Att850.0
- P80.3
- EM5+57%
- Absence9.1%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Roisin Paul
- Telephone
- 01924251605